Problem

Bacterial contamination closed more beaches and prompted more health warnings for the third straight year. The number of closing and health advisory days at ocean, bay and Great Lakes beaches topped 20,000 in 2005, confirming that our nation's beaches continue to suffer from serious water pollution.

The Gift

Your gift will help NRDC alert U.S. residents to pollution levels at area beaches, so that beachgoers can make safe choices about where to swim.